26 days ago

What do you know about the battle of Ōrākau?

Libby Totton Reporter from Cambridge Edition

A hundred and sixty years after the battle at Ōrākau, the Crown has pledged to return the historic Waikato site to Māori.

Karanga, haka and wailing cries rang over the hills south of Te Awamutu as a thunderous pōwhiri erupted commemorating the final stages of the Waikato land wars.

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1 hour ago

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10 days ago

Have you heard about this Hamilton petition?

The Team Reporter from Hamilton Press

A group of Hamilton business owners have started a petition to stop the council from hiking up rates and passing the cost of what they say are unpopular projects on to residents.

It frustrates longtime residents Tom Andrews, a former roading engineer who owns Classics Museum and has property interests and Jo Reeder, to see Hamiltonians facing large bills.

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